A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow5/12/2023 ![]() She and Effie become sisters when Effie’s grandmother sends Effie to live with Tavia’s family. In this story, sirens live among humans and are exclusively black females, so they face severe discrimination since society wants white sirens. And Effie still hasn’t gotten over her friends turning into stone years before at the park while she was spared. ![]() As the faire is set to begin, Effie can’t concentrate as a murder case of a siren becomes news. She tries to conceal this irritation by remembering she’s Euphemia the Mer, the town faire’s cosplaying mermaid, along with Elric, the cosplaying merman. Her skin is unbearably itchy as she keeps scratching her scalp around her locs. Morrow follows two teen girls who call themselves sisters as they evolve into their true selves in an environment that discriminates against who they are.Įffie is changing. ![]() *Given an advanced reading copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*Ī Song Below Water by Bethany C. ![]()
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